Dio: The Studio Album Collection set for 2020 release

Newly remastered versions of Angry Machines, Magica, Killing The Dragon and Master Of The Moon will be released in the new year

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Ronnie James Dio(Image credit: Larry Marano - Getty)

Newly remastered deluxe editions of a selection of Dio’s studio albums will be released in 2020.

The Studio Collection: 1996-2004 brings together 1996’s Angry Machines, 2000’s Magica, 2002’s Killing The Dragon and 2004’s Master Of The Moon, with all four featuring previously unreleased material.

Longtime Dio collaborator Wyn Davis has remastered all four releases, with each featuring updated artwork by designer Marc Sasso. All will launch on February 21 through BMG.

To mark the announcement, four Dio tracks have been released on streaming platforms: Man On The Silver Mountainwhich was recorded on the Angry Machines tour, Lord Of The Last Day which was captured on the road as Dio toured in support of Magica, Holy Diver from the Killing The Dragon tour, and Heaven And Hell which was recorded live on the Master Of The Moon tour.

Ronnie James Dio’s widow Wendy says: “I am very excited to be working with BMG, a label that still has a passion for rock music. They will be making the complete Dio catalogue available again with some interesting surprises.”

Find the cover art and tracklists for all four albums below, along with pre-order links.

Disc 2: Bonus/Live on Angry Machines Tour 19971. Jesus Mary and The Holy Ghost – Straight Through The Heart
2. Don’t Talk To Strangers
3. Double Monday
4. Hunter Of The Heart
5. Holy Diver
6. Heaven and Hell
7. Long Live Rock and Roll
8. Man On The Silver Mountain
9. Rainbow In The Dark
10. The Last In Line
11. The Mob Rules
12. We Rock